sean darcy

The driver-side wiper on my 95 windstar slips on the shaft
of the wiper motor. The gnurls on the shaft are partially
worn down. I've gotten an new wiper blade assemply, but I'd
really like to avoid getting a whole new wiper motor.

Any suggestions on how to get the wiper blade assembly more
firmly attached to the shaft?

sean

 

larwe@larwe.com

> The driver-side wiper on my 95 windstar slips on the shaft
> of the wiper motor. The gnurls on the shaft are partially
> worn down. I've gotten an new wiper blade assemply, but I'd
> really like to avoid getting a whole new wiper motor.

If you're REALLY SURE about it, you could try epoxy. Or you could just
slip a thin piece of metal into the hole in the wiper blade, then
hammer it down onto the shaft. That should wedge it tight.

email name

On 27 Mar 2005 06:29:52 -0800, larwe@larwe.com wrote:

>
>> The driver-side wiper on my 95 windstar slips on the shaft
>> of the wiper motor. The gnurls on the shaft are partially
>> worn down. I've gotten an new wiper blade assemply, but I'd
>> really like to avoid getting a whole new wiper motor.
>
>If you're REALLY SURE about it, you could try epoxy. Or you could just
>slip a thin piece of metal into the hole in the wiper blade, then
>hammer it down onto the shaft. That should wedge it tight.

With mine I cleaned all of the old metal from the splines, cleaned the
inside of the arm at the contact point, installed, put the thread on
with lock tight. Hasn't been a problem since.
Good Luck

sean darcy

email name wrote:

>>
>>If you're REALLY SURE about it, you could try epoxy. Or you could just
>>slip a thin piece of metal into the hole in the wiper blade, then
>>hammer it down onto the shaft. That should wedge it tight.
>
Why shouldn't I be really sure? This baby has 130,000 miles.
Do I really think I'm going to put on another wiper blade arm?

Sigh. Couldn't do it. Not yet.

>
> With mine I cleaned all of the old metal from the splines, cleaned the
> inside of the arm at the contact point, installed, put the thread on
> with lock tight. Hasn't been a problem since.
> Good Luck

Tried this. We'll see.

Thanks for all the advice.

sean

sean darcy

email name wrote:
> On 27 Mar 2005 06:29:52 -0800, larwe@larwe.com wrote:
>
>>email name wrote:

>>
>>If you're REALLY SURE about it, you could try epoxy. Or you could just
>>slip a thin piece of metal into the hole in the wiper blade, then
>>hammer it down onto the shaft. That should wedge it tight.
>

Why shouldn't I be really sure? This baby has 130,000 miles.
Do I really think I'm going to put on another wiper blade arm?

Sigh. Couldn't do it. Not yet.

>
> With mine I cleaned all of the old metal from the splines, cleaned the
> inside of the arm at the contact point, installed, put the thread on
> with lock tight. Hasn't been a problem since.
> Good Luck

Tried this. We'll see.

Thanks for all the advice.

sean